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Tealeaf · 05-02-2004, 09:29

The interesting thing about the river is the extent to which it has been "buried" & diverted over the years, especially in the stretch from Accy to Church. If you look at the stretch of the river alongside the Sports Centre you'll see it runs dead straight for about 150yds; it's original, natural course was to flow alongside the old Hyndburn Road (not the new bit between Gatty Park and the Dill Hall Lane); it was diverted and channelled back in the mid-19c when the Hyndburn Road reservoir was built (where the KFC & new fire station now stand).

05-02-2004, 09:29	#3
Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4266	River Stink The interesting thing about the river is the extent to which it has been "buried" & diverted over the years, especially in the stretch from Accy to Church. If you look at the stretch of the river alongside the Sports Centre you'll see it runs dead straight for about 150yds; it's original, natural course was to flow alongside the old Hyndburn Road (not the new bit between Gatty Park and the Dill Hall Lane); it was diverted and channelled back in the mid-19c when the Hyndburn Road reservoir was built (where the KFC & new fire station now stand).